Tang Li, who was already carrying a bouquet of flowers, still accepted his, offering a polite but distant greeting:

"Thanks."

Then he raised his left wrist, glanced at his watch, and said:

"I'm running out of time."

I thought Huo Chenyu would say something like, "Then you go ahead and do your thing."

Unexpectedly, he grabbed her wrist and whispered:

"Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Huo Chenyu's gaze fell on the bunch of sunflowers.

The moment he saw Tang Li get into Song Beiye's car, all his magnanimity and composure went to hell.

Let whoever wants to be generous be generous.

Anyway, he can't do it.

Song Beiye is different from Lu Zhixing. Lu Zhixing's love is deep and restrained, and he is loyal and devoted to his feelings.

Unlike Song Beiye, who is unrestrained and clearly a man who plays with people's feelings.

In short, on the way here, Huo Chenyu had pessimistically considered all the worst possible outcomes, and finally gave herself a way out: she couldn't lose to someone who didn't truly love her.

"Are you referring to the bouquet of flowers? Or to the person?"

Tang Li deliberately confused them.

Hearing this, Huo Chenyu became jealous: "Do you really think this person is worth mentioning?"

Given how much Tang Li had previously avoided suspicion, she would never have gotten into Song Beiye's car in the first place, nor would she have accepted the flowers he gave her, so naturally, he had nothing to do with her.

Tang Li looked up at the steps leading to the Ten O'Clock Reading area. Jing Jiu was pulling Song Beiye up the steps, but Song Beiye kept turning back to look at her. In Huo Chenyu's eyes, this action made it seem as if the two had only been apart for a short while but were already reluctant to part.

Huo Chenyu was very unhappy:

Why did you get into his car and accept the flowers he gave you?

Tang Li is serious:

“I accepted his flowers first, and then I got into his car.”

"Is there a difference between the two?" Huo Chenyu took a half step closer, and Tang Li followed suit by stepping back.

"There is a difference."

Tang Li chuckled: "The order is different. I really can't talk to you anymore. I have to go and get busy."

But Huo Chenyu refused to let go:

"There are six minutes left. Two minutes is enough to walk up. You have four minutes to explain to me."

It's just a bouquet of flowers, what's there to explain?

Tang Li raised his head and chest:

"There's nothing to explain. Even after marriage, couples should have their own space. Besides, we didn't get a new marriage certificate after we divorced."

In other words, she is free in a legal sense.

Huo Chenyu was furious:

"So last night you had Yunxi pick you up and pretend to be sick and in a bad mood to fool me, but the person you really wanted to be with wasn't Yunxi, but Song Beiye?"

What the heck?

It took Tang Li at least ten seconds to figure out Huo Chenyu's angry thoughts.

So he thought she left in the middle of the night to meet another man at Ruoxia Winery?

Tang Li would have argued with him long ago for this kind of behavior of distorting facts and smearing people without any verification.

But today, she calmly nodded:

"Since you already know, then that's settled. I really have to go up now. I'm sorry, Mr. Huo."

After saying that, Tang Li shook off his hand, returned the bouquet of pink roses in her arms to Huo Chenyu, and then strode towards the steps.

Huo Chenyu couldn't help but roar:

"Tang Li".

This shout drew the attention of many passersby.

Jingjiu came downstairs to pick up Tang Li and gestured to her that there were only three minutes left.

Tang Li gave her a look, and she nodded. As she brushed past Tang Li, she said confidently:

"Don't worry about entrusting your man to me."

Then, she blocked Huo Chenyu's path, took the flowers from his arms, and said loudly, pretending to be loud:

"Sir, it's time for Tang Li's autograph session. Please wait before sending flowers or gifts. Come, come with me to the backstage to rest."

Tang Li didn't look back again, and the entire book signing event was a complete success.

The girl who had seen her on the plane was so excited that she cried, and at the same time quietly asked Tang Li:

"Sister, why didn't your husband come to protect you today?"

Tang Li smiled and waved to Jiang Mian, saying:

"Tanzhou has a lot of delicious food, so hurry up and take your girlfriend for a stroll."

Jiang Mian was about to retort when he remembered Tang Li's previous comment that he deserved to be single. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was indeed too rigid in matters of the heart.

I'll just leave it at that.

Seeing this, the girl shyly nudged his arm and asked:

"Am I your girlfriend? Why don't you correct Tang Li?"

What's there to correct?

Tang Li gave her a knowing look:

"This guy has been in love with you for a long time and can't wait for you to agree to be his girlfriend."

The girl's eyes widened in surprise:

"Really? Do you really like me? Do you really want me to be your girlfriend?"

The girl has been so straightforward; if Jiang Mian doesn't take the initiative, he'll truly deserve to be single forever.

Tang Li casually picked a sunflower and handed it to him:

"Hurry up and confess your feelings."

But she also explained to the girl:

"This flower was sent by an old friend, so I can't give it all to you. This one represents my and his best wishes for you two, that you two lovers will be united in marriage."

The girl was getting impatient and took the flowers directly from Tang Li's hand, urging Jiang Mian:

"Confess your feelings! If you just say it, I'll say yes."

But Jiang Mian looked down at her phone, showing no intention of confessing her feelings.

A few seconds later, he put his phone in his pocket. The girl looked at him with delight, but Jiang Mian actually apologized and turned to leave.

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